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Forum: General Discussion Yesterday, 07:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,957
Posted By John Mercier
Housing prices are always set by demand. To...

Housing prices are always set by demand.
To lower inflation, the FED raises interest rates.

So that is bi-polar.

And the housing crisis was being discussed by Russ Thibeault back in 2000-2006;...
Forum: General Discussion Yesterday, 10:38 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,032
Posted By John Mercier
But they are not loitering so you have to have a...

But they are not loitering so you have to have a crime...

The most you could do is push them towards the Welfare Administrator.

Arresting them simply moves the problem to the county farm... and...
Forum: General Discussion Yesterday, 10:00 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,957
Posted By John Mercier
Lived here forever and never knew... Asking...

Lived here forever and never knew...

Asking developers/builders to lower costs on housing so that you can afford to buy a boat to use a public ramp seems a bit schizophrenic to me.

Even seeking...
Forum: Boating Yesterday, 09:20 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,833
Posted By John Mercier
Maybe seeing an opportunity to buy, move the...

Maybe seeing an opportunity to buy, move the storage offsite, and develop the lot in other ways?

Lots of parts moving in that area... possibilities seem endless.
Forum: General Discussion Yesterday, 08:03 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,032
Posted By John Mercier
That they are part of the ''Gypsy Tour''...

That they are part of the ''Gypsy Tour''...
Forum: Boating Yesterday, 08:01 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,833
Posted By John Mercier
Where is West Alton's?

Where is West Alton's?
Forum: General Discussion 04-14-2024, 04:26 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,957
Posted By John Mercier
None of the projects you listed, except this 50...

None of the projects you listed, except this 50 condo project, and the LSS project, have any workforce housing that was ever associated with the projects. Nothing in the Weirs was ever proposed for...
Forum: Boating 04-14-2024, 08:43 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,833
Posted By John Mercier
I know Winnisquam built a building on 106 just...

I know Winnisquam built a building on 106 just below me. They use that for boat storage... maybe a this will be a mixture of storage and repair/detailing?

Those operations if well orchestrated do...
Forum: General Discussion 04-14-2024, 08:37 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,957
Posted By John Mercier
They were able to place it under the building,...

They were able to place it under the building, which means the footprint on the property didn't have to be much larger than the building itself.

That doesn't seem to be the plan here, and unless...
Forum: General Discussion 04-13-2024, 07:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,957
Posted By John Mercier
But that didn't have a municipal regulation that...

But that didn't have a municipal regulation that required 1.5 parking spaces per apartment.

300 apartments in Laconia requires 450 parking spaces at roughly 500SF each when travel lanes are...
Forum: General Discussion 04-13-2024, 03:16 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,957
Posted By John Mercier
I roughed the numbers. At 10 per level, they will...

I roughed the numbers. At 10 per level, they will be compact. Unless they intend to seek a waiver on the parking requirements.
Forum: Boating 04-13-2024, 10:44 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,833
Posted By John Mercier
Is there water and sewer nearby? Flat land...

Is there water and sewer nearby?

Flat land without ledge and easy access to utilities holds high value...
But you can also build a commercial operation in a lease or condo variation below the...
Forum: General Discussion 04-12-2024, 10:26 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,957
Posted By John Mercier
I believe that it will be 40 condos. The...

I believe that it will be 40 condos.
The parcel, if the parking and permits can be solved, has very low development costs relative to other parcels, so will high enough density... plenty of profit...
Forum: General Discussion 04-12-2024, 05:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,957
Posted By John Mercier
Not all the units are expected to be workforce...

Not all the units are expected to be workforce housing.
The condos at the top will pay for the project, and the rentals at the bottom will be what the developers use for workforce housing.
Forum: General Discussion 04-12-2024, 10:30 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,032
Posted By John Mercier
The seeds for this were sown way back decades...

The seeds for this were sown way back decades ago... which is why the State made the effort to protect itself and make this local.
Forum: General Discussion 04-12-2024, 08:51 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,032
Posted By John Mercier
I don't think so. #1 was placed into law by...

I don't think so.
#1 was placed into law by what was considered the most conservative Republicans in our State history.
I seriously doubt that the State would take on an expense that it didn't have...
Forum: General Discussion 04-12-2024, 08:45 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,957
Posted By John Mercier
The waste treatment facilities have limited...

The waste treatment facilities have limited further capacity... so its a matter of which projects on the system get built first.

All the ''workforce'' housing in Laconia is built privately... ...
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance 04-12-2024, 08:36 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,414
Posted By John Mercier
I hope so, I have a whole retail area that...

I hope so, I have a whole retail area that supplies just that.
Forum: General Discussion 04-11-2024, 10:12 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,032
Posted By John Mercier
You'd have to be bigger than poobah of Laconia. ...

You'd have to be bigger than poobah of Laconia.

1) State requires the local municipality to pay for shelter
3) State requires each municipality to have a Welfare Administrator
4) What vagrancy...
Forum: Home, Cottage or Land Maintenance 04-11-2024, 09:13 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 717
Posted By John Mercier
You may want to tell him which town.

You may want to tell him which town.
Forum: General Discussion 04-11-2024, 03:57 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,032
Posted By John Mercier
The LDS interview of 50 ''unhoused'' estimated...

The LDS interview of 50 ''unhoused'' estimated about 400 - but that was only Laconia, and they did note the number was growing.

More than a few posters have noted the negative effect it is having...
Forum: General Discussion 04-11-2024, 02:36 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,032
Posted By John Mercier
Belmont isn't welcoming them... just pushing them...

Belmont isn't welcoming them... just pushing them back to Laconia.
Problem is the rail corridor is State of NH, and the only charge available unless they have drugs/etc is trespass. The landowner...
Forum: General Discussion 04-11-2024, 11:29 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,032
Posted By John Mercier
Answer my question first... why would the other...

Answer my question first... why would the other bids be higher than the $20,000 per acre that you propose is the real market value?

As for Tom Dolan's background... it was good enough for Rusty....
Forum: General Discussion 04-11-2024, 11:20 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,032
Posted By John Mercier
And what City Line are you intending to transport...

And what City Line are you intending to transport them to?
Gilford?
Meredith?

Because the last BOS for Belmont the idea was to move them up along the rail line toward Laconia. Problem being they...
Forum: General Discussion 04-10-2024, 03:57 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 6,032
Posted By John Mercier
Called our guy on the Endicott property... He...

Called our guy on the Endicott property...
He walked it three years ago.

It will have high development costs as compared to flat farmland.

But it is in our files should the owner wish to...
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